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Battery material prospecting popular in WA

24 May, 2019

Nearly a third of successful applicants in the latest round of state-funded exploration grants are hoping to discover battery materials.


Cameco receives uranium mine approval under challenging conditions

26 April, 2019

The approval of the Yeelirrie uranium project in Western Australia is not without controversy and may be impacted by an adverse market.


Victoria to trial automated vehicles on country roads

24 January, 2019

Automated vehicle technology will be tested in rural Victoria this year in the first on-road trial approved under a new permit scheme.


AMMA report calls for flexible regulation for future work

03 December, 2018

Australian Resources and Energy Group AMMA has released a report sparking a fresh debate on workplace regulation.


Queensland opens up domestic gas for manufacturing

23 November, 2018

The Queensland Government has opened up gas fields for exploration on the basis that the supply will be only for local manufacturing customers.


NERA launches environmental reference case website

28 May, 2018

The online portal aims to improve the environmental approvals process by reducing regulatory burden and increasing the flow of information.


Australian space agency has potential to grow economy and research

10 May, 2018

It is predicted that the space industry could be worth more than $3.5 trillion within three decades.


Politicians' short memories? Frydenberg announces fuel security review

08 May, 2018 by Glenn Johnson, Editor

On 7 May, Josh Frydenberg announced a liquid fuel security review. Is this a groundhog day moment?


Prime Minister's Industry 4.0 Taskforce signs collaboration agreement with Germany

11 May, 2017

Australia and Germany are building a stronger collaboration on Industry 4.0.


ACCC concerned that gas shortages are likely to make manufacturing impossible

14 March, 2017

The chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, has said that domestic gas prices are "making it extremely difficult, if not impossible" for some manufacturers to continue operating.


City of Sydney says it is time to modernise ageing electricity network

14 November, 2016

The City of Sydney is calling on Australia's energy rule maker — for a second time — to encourage efficient, decentralised energy generators, following the recent catastrophic grid failure in South Australia.


Heavy vehicle health check kicks off

02 August, 2016

Australia's heavy vehicle fleet will undergo its first national health check as a two-month National Roadworthiness Baseline Survey begins this week.


3D printing: a new threat to gun control and security policy?

27 July, 2016 by Daniel C. Tirone, Louisiana State University and James Gilley, Louisiana State University

The threat of self-manufactured firearms is not new, but a critical barrier is collapsing. Until recently, most people didn't have the skills to make a weapon as capable as commercially available ones. However, recent developments in the field of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, have made home manufacturing simpler than ever before.


NZ engineers subject to new Code of Ethical Conduct

30 June, 2016

A new Code of Ethical Conduct for New Zealand engineering professionals comes into force on 1 July.


Industry benefits and ISO 50001

06 June, 2016

At the seventh Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7), world energy leaders announced ambitious actions to accelerate the global transition to clean energy. These actions include efforts to address energy efficiency using ISO 50001 on energy management systems.


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